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as in inaugurations
the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization
the formal induction will be tomorrow, but the college president has already started work
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as in deductions
an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning
the urbanologist's controversial induction that a thriving bohemian community is vital to a city's economic health
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Recent Examples of inductions
Bailey was honored with a pair of inductions during his coaching career, reaching the Springfield Area Sports Hall of Fame in his native Missouri and the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2017.
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Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Trump, who has voiced contempt for both Beyoncé and Taylor Swift, has not yet commented on the inductions.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2026
Past inductions have sometimes but not always included musical collaborations between inductor and inductee — depending, oftentimes, on whether the person doing the honors is a singer or from some other walk of entertainment.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 6 May 2026
At 84, his distinctively sweet tenor — which earned him separate inductions to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with The Hollies and Crosby, Stills & Nash — remains sublime.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
The Wu-Tang Clan and Vandross nabbed their inductions the first year they were nominated.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 14 Apr. 2026
The other nine members of the inaugural class earned automatic inductions as the nine former players who have had their jersey numbers retired by the team.
—Jori Parys, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
In general, the voting body is fine with metal but doesn’t love it enough to give obvious inductions for artists who are enormously important.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
The teams conducted detailed risk assessments, completed local inductions, and implemented safety measures while using a Flyability Elios 3 drone.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 27 Jan. 2026
Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Trump, who has voiced contempt for both Beyoncé and Taylor Swift, has not yet commented on the inductions.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2026
Past inductions have sometimes but not always included musical collaborations between inductor and inductee — depending, oftentimes, on whether the person doing the honors is a singer or from some other walk of entertainment.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 6 May 2026
At 84, his distinctively sweet tenor — which earned him separate inductions to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with The Hollies and Crosby, Stills & Nash — remains sublime.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
The Wu-Tang Clan and Vandross nabbed their inductions the first year they were nominated.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 14 Apr. 2026
The other nine members of the inaugural class earned automatic inductions as the nine former players who have had their jersey numbers retired by the team.
—Jori Parys, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
In general, the voting body is fine with metal but doesn’t love it enough to give obvious inductions for artists who are enormously important.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
The teams conducted detailed risk assessments, completed local inductions, and implemented safety measures while using a Flyability Elios 3 drone.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inductions
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That vulnerability is magnified in settings like Saturday’s dinner—which, unlike inaugurations or the State of the Union address, was not designated a National Special Security Event, the Secret Service told me.—
Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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Sometimes, the horses don regalia for ceremonies like inaugurations, state funerals and the National Cherry Blossom Festival.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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Adapting the private-sector pay structure for all work in prison could result in fair wages – that’s if deductions are revised to be fair as well.—
Julia Bowling,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
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The 1% floor on corporate deductions stacks directly against the existing 10% cap.—
Matthew F. Erskine,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Van Dijk and her fellow travelers even brought their own swag to give out and said inaugurals feel like a bonding experience for everyone on the flight.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
10 May 2026
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Certain lower-risk administrative technologies are expressly excluded, including spreadsheets requiring human analysis, workflow management and routing tools, and systems that simply organize or summarize information without generating predictions or inferences.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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With this data, scientists can draw inferences about consciousness.—
Emma Gometz,
Scientific American,
15 May 2026
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But some like the Kimbell’s have eyes and other piercings cut into them and used likely as part of initiations or the end of a ritual.—
James Russell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Nov. 2025
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The online ticket platform advanced about 5% after bullish initiations of research coverage at several Wall Street following its September 17 initial public offering.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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By Saturday morning, Covey said that efforts to keep the tanks cool were failing, and that initial determinations that spraying the tanks was helping lower temperatures were not as effective as initially thought.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
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Even though applications are consistently being processed, and borrowers are getting their student loans forgiven through the program, the rate of incoming applications has consistently exceeded the rate of PSLF Buyback determinations, resulting in an ever-increasing queue.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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For the United States, that fact leads to several conclusions.—
Olivia White,
Time,
29 May 2026
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Arab producers are drawing their own conclusions, redirecting supply chains away from Gulf chokepoints and investing in rail corridors linking inland production facilities to ports far removed from the current theater of conflict.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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The controversy has reignited debate over harm-reduction policies, which seek to reduce the health consequences of drug use through services such as clean syringes, smoking supplies, overdose-reversal medication and connections to treatment and housing services.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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Past contestants warn of real consequences from sleuthing and online discourse.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Inductions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inductions. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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